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NPOTY People's Choice Award - 2022
Name: Bernhard Schubert
Picture title: Scale Spectrum
Category: People’s Choice Award
Nationality: Austria
Occupation: I am a nature photographer and biologist and I started with nature photography more seriously after I finished school which means I’ve been photographing now for roughly 12 years.
Technical information
Camera: Canon 5D IV
Lens: Canon 100mm 2.8 L IS Macro
EXIF: 1/200 sec at f18 • ISO 100
Accessories: Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, flash diffuser, wireless transmitter
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Bernhard Schubert | Scale Spectrum
Name: Bernhard Schubert
Picture title: Scale Spectrum
Category: People’s Choice Award
Nationality: Austria
Occupation: I am a nature photographer and biologist and I started with nature photography more seriously after I finished school which means I’ve been photographing now for roughly 12 years.
Technical information
Camera: Canon 5D IV
Lens: Canon 100mm 2.8 L IS Macro
EXIF: 1/200 sec at f18 • ISO 100
Accessories: Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, flash diffuser, wireless transmitter
Bernhard says:
Pitch-black, so-called melanistic common adders (Vipera berus) can be found in the Alps just as frequently as normally colored individuals. This specific animal was crossing a meadow surrounded by forest in the very Eastern part of the Alps. During wintertime, this area is used as a ski slope. It coiled up and stayed in position for a couple of minutes, giving me enough time to pull out my camera. For the first time, I used a flash during daylight for photographing a diurnal snake. I positioned the flash below the camera and that allowed me to eliminate the daylight and show this interesting gleam, caused by the light, which split up in many different colors as it reflected on the scales.
Bernhard Schubert
Austria
I studied Zoology and am currently finishing my master’s degree in “Wildlife Ecology and Management” in Vienna. My scientifically sound knowledge of animals and their behaviors helps me to realize my visions in nature photography. Capturing fascinating nature and the atmosphere of the wilderness enables me to share my experiences and show people the beauty of nature in all its facets. I try to take photos with an unusual, interesting perspective or creative approach in my mind which thrills people and let them think about the subject and the recording technique.